# Alistair Macleod
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alistair macleod (July 20, 1936 – April 20, 2014) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer and academic. His powerful and moving stories vividly evoke the beauty of Cape Breton Island's rugged landscape and the resilient character of many of its inhabitants, the descendants of Scottish immigrants, who are haunted by ancestral memories and who struggle to reconcile the past and the present. MacLeod has been praised for his verbal precision, his lyric intensity and his use of simple, direct language that seems rooted in an oral tradition.
Further Reading_S3_E06_Sue Murtagh
Sue Murtagh lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her writing has appeared in The Nashwaak Review, Grain, carte blanche, the Humber Literary Review, The New Quarterly, yolk, and The Walrus. She won the Budge Wilson Short Story Prize in 2016. In 2020, she apprenticed with Alexander Macleod through the Writ…
#7 Scholar Dr Sara Spike reads from ‘The Closing Down of Summer’ by Alistair MacLeod
Dr Sara Spike (she/her) is a cultural historian of rural communities and coastal environments in Atlantic Canada. She is an instructor in the History Department at Dalhousie University and a member of the Executive Committee of NiCHE (the Network in Canadian History & Environment). She lives in rur…
Episode 74: Courtroom Theatrics in the Letter of James with Alicia Batten
Alicia Batten, a professor of New Testament early Christianity, discusses her article “Courtroom Theatrics in the Letter of James.” She explores how the text critiques wealth and partiality, drawing parallels to ancient courtroom settings and the importance of community mediation in legal disputes.…
Episode 173: Andrew MacLeod: Teacher, Songwriter, Musician, Basketball Coach, Best Friend of Mike
This week we’re joined by Andrew MacLeod, frontman of the Windsor-based rock band Years of Ernest. Growing up in Cape Breton as the youngest of seven, Andrew reflects on the creative influence of his father, award-winning Canadian author Alistair MacLeod, and his equally inspiring mother who helped…
Equity on a Bookshelf: An Interview with Stephanie Sinclair, Publisher of McClelland & Stewart
Does anyone remember that series, New Canadian Literature (NCL), produced by McClelland & Stewart? In this interview, Linda discusses the very much new and improved series, Kanata Classics (15:06), with Stephanie Sinclair, the publisher of McClelland & Stewart -- with special guest feature, Holly, …
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2025 SEPTEMBER The White Girl by Tony Birch
We’re joined by award-winning author, historian, and activist Tony Birch to dive deep into his powerful novel The White Girl.
We talk about:
✨ The inspiration behind Odette Brown’s story
✨ Love, resilience, and tenderness at the heart of the novel
✨ How fiction helps us confront Australia’s history…
What it’s like entering the spotlight after a career of ghostwriting
For most of her writing life Patricia Finn wrote and polished other people’s stories. But this spring she stepped out of the shadows with the publication of her debut novel. It’s called The Golden Boy and it follows a television executive who, after losing his job, inherits the grandchildren of his…
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